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| Population: |
1,178,119 (July 2001 est.)
note:
in addition, there are some 6,900 Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip (August 2000 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
49.89% (male 301,288; female 286,481)
15-64 years:
47.32% (male 283,274; female 274,189)
65 years and over:
2.79% (male 14,121; female 18,766) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
4.01% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
42.48 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
4.21 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.75 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
25.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
71.01 years
male:
69.76 years
female:
72.32 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
6.42 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA%
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
NA
adjective:
NA
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| Ethnic groups: |
Palestinian Arab and other 99.4%, Jewish 0.6%
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| Religions: |
Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%
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| Languages: |
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
NA
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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